Comments on: Friday Happy Hour: Inheritances

By: Jared Probst

Jared Probst — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:52:49 +0000

My brother and I inherited about 15k each. He was 17 and i was 13. It came from a dead great aunt we had never met.

Unfortunately since i was a minor the money was put under the jurisdiction of my financially irresponsible guardian. She figured that a good use for the money would be cruises, camping trips and private schooling which i would eventually drop out of.

My brother on the other hand was given full control of his money. He bought a hald dozen fire arms and a old piece of s*** Chevy Bel Air which did nothing but get parking tickets he did not pay. Eventually a warrant was issued… took the rest of his money to get out of that mess.

By: bibli0phile

bibli0phile — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:19:05 +0000

Sheldon Siegel, about Shakespear’s “second best bed”. It does sound funny to modern ears, but it was probably a very sentimental thing to bequeath. In households of the time, the “best” bed was saved for important guests, whereas the second-best bed was probably that which Will shared with his Mrs. (When he was home, that is.)

Louise, have that Stradivarius examined by a reputable appraiser before you get too excited. There are a LOT of fakes out there, some of which are so well made that it takes an expert to tell the difference.

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:16:28 +0000

i inherited one of those collector’s plates with annie and her dog on it from my great-grandmother.
i don’t know if it’s actually worth anything or what the damn point is, but it’s nice to know i have somethign to remember my grandma by. lol

i just thought it was nice that all the love i showed her came back to me, because my brother and sister acted like asses and were rude to her (and everyone else) and didn’t get bupkis.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:04:13 +0000

My grandmother decided to give me (some of) my inheritance, while she could see me use it, by paying for a more reliable, safer car than my `78 Buick LeSabre. She gave me $5,000 for a used Toyota. When she died in `02 I inherited her `89 Ford Tempo and a cat named Smokey. I got rid of the Tempo last year. Smokey’s my little buddy, she’s sitting here watching me type.

My mom and her brother(jack ass) fought over everything else.

By: Lea

Lea — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:59:50 +0000

My Gramma’s grandfather gave her a rattle snake skin that she gave my dad and I now have. It’s about 60 years old. We have the rattler too. It’s about 4 feet long.

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:39:40 +0000

Interesting stuff! Lori brings up Lidice, which is a very sad story. On an upnote, it was rebuilt after the war and exists today (along with the memory of those lost).
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidice

The massacre of the village residents after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (a seriously bad S.O.B. taken out by the Czech resistance with British help) is very famous and the British propaganda poster on the wiki site shows what a rallying point it became.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing the information…

By: The Black Spy

The Black Spy — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:20:17 +0000

I inherited my family’s alcoholism.

By: FRO Majors

FRO Majors — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:41:44 +0000

…Hey Witty Nickname – I’ll gladly take your Dad’s unique Beer Cans. I cannot believe you and your brother dont want them!!!

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:27:11 +0000

My grandfather died last January and wasn’t a very educated man so there weren’t many books other than a his childhood Bible. The major find though was a Stradivarius violin! We couldn’t believe it. We have no idea how he came into possession of it. He didn’t even have insurance on it. We don’t think he knew what it was or just how valuable it is.

By: scoobnut

scoobnut — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:53:29 +0000

From my mother’s side of the family we have original portraits of several of my ancestors, including a Confederate soldier who died later in a POW camp. Then from my grandmother there’s a collection of Shawnee corn-queen pottery, and a large collection of antique rolling pins.